CSU, Chico News

Two-hundred thirty high school students, some from as far away as Alaska, Montana and New Mexico, will come to California State University, Chico on Saturday, Feb. 24 to compete for $132,000 in scholarships. Full Story

Six student teams from California State University, Chico's Department of Construction Management (CM) traveled to Reno Feb. 7-10 to compete in the 20th Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Student Competition. They brought home championship awards in three divisions and an individual award for outstanding presentation. Full Story

The Ethics Initiative of the College of Business, California State University, Chico is sponsoring a presentation by USA Today investigative journalist and author of "Corporate Crooks," Greg Farrell. The presentation will be Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 5 p.m. in PAC 144, the Harlen Adams Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. Full Story

Troy Jollimore, Department of Philosophy, California State University, Chico, has had his book "Tom Thomson in Purgatory" nominated for the 2007 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Award in poetry. Full Story

The first forum in the spring 2007 series of International Forums at California State University, Chico will be tonight, Jan. 30, at 5 p.m. in Holt 170. Professor Steve Lewis, History, will lead off the series with a talk titled "Democracy for the Few? Mexico's Political Transition in Crisis." Full Story

California State University, Chico is kicking off a spring homecoming celebration this Friday, Feb. 2, with two hospitality receptions sponsored by the Chico State Alumni Association at the men's basketball game. Full Story

CSU, Chico Northern California Local Government Leadership Institute announces that enrollment is now open for the Leadership Development Program, a seven-course series designed to help local government employees cultivate leadership skills and become more effective, proactive leaders and managers. The program will be offered in Chico and Redding. Full Story

Laird Easton, Department of History at California State University, Chico, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for the academic year 2007-2008. This will permit him to concentrate entirely on finishing his translation of "The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918," currently under contract with Alfred A. Knopf. Full Story

For the second year in a row, students from the College of Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management (ECC) at California State University, Chico spent their winter break in New Orleans as part of the Rebuild New Orleans Project. Fifty-five students, mostly from ECC, but including students from disciplines across campus, worked on 18 houses of the elderly and disabled and helped move six families back into their homes by the time they left. Full Story

The Northern California Natural History Museum's (NCNHM) Museum Without Walls winter lectureseries, "A Cosmic Hike: The History and Nature of the Universe," will host its first guest lecturer this Thursday at 7 pm, at the Chico Area Recreation District Center, 545 Vallombrosa Ave., in Chico. Full Story